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Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2010 21:03:36 +0200
From: Jean Delvare <khali@linux-fr.org>
To: Wolfram Sang <w.sang@pengutronix.de>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH] i2c: remove obsolete cleanup for clientdata
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On Mon, 23 Aug 2010 17:05:08 +0200, Wolfram Sang wrote:
> A few new i2c-drivers came into the kernel which clear the clientdata-pointer
> on exit. This is obsolete meanwhile, so fix it and hope the word will spread.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Wolfram Sang <w.sang@pengutronix.de>
> ---
> 
> Jean, I dunno if it fits for 2.6.36. It is not precisely a regression.
> Though, if it enters with the next merge window, the next set of "faulty"
> drivers may come in at the same time...

Applied, and queued for 2.6.36. I agree that this kind of cleanup fits
well as an exception to the bugfix-only rule.

-- 
Jean Delvare
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